i5-2547M vs Apple M3 Pro 11-Core

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Primary details

Comparing M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i5-2547M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking443not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple M3Intel Core i5
Power efficiency54.71no data
Architecture codenameno dataSandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date30 October 2023 (1 year ago)no data

Detailed specifications

M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i5-2547M basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores11 (Undeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads114
Base clock speed2.748 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.06 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rateno data4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data16
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cacheno data512 KB
L3 cacheno data3 MB
Chip lithography3 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data149 mm2
Number of transistors37000 Million624 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i5-2547M compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
Power consumption (TDP)27 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i5-2547M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Security technologies

M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i5-2547M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i5-2547M are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i5-2547M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3-1333
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPUIntel HD Graphics 3000

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 11 2
Threads 11 4
Chip lithography 3 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 35 Watt

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core has 450% more physical cores and 175% more threads, a 966.7% more advanced lithography process, and 29.6% lower power consumption.

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